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A mix of Nurgle Stuff with epidemus.

Maxed out my available Nurgle daemon troops so poxwalkers are making up the numbers.

Let's see if this gets better in the daemon codex.

++ Outrider Detachment +1CP (Chaos - Death Guard) ++

+ HQ +

Daemon Prince of Nurgle: Hellforged sword, Miasma of Pestilence, The Suppurating Plate, Wings

+ Troops +

Poxwalkers: 10x Poxwalker

+ Fast Attack +

Foetid Bloat-drone: 2x Plaguespitters, Plague probe

Foetid Bloat-drone: 2x Plaguespitters, Plague probe

Foetid Bloat-drone: Fleshmower, Plague probe

++ Battalion Detachment +3CP (Chaos - Daemons) ++

+ HQ +

Epidemius

Herald of Nurgle: Fleshy Abundance

+ Troops +

Nurglings: 3x Nurgling Swarms

Nurglings: 3x Nurgling Swarms

Plaguebearers: 9x Plaguebearer, Plagueridden

+ Fast Attack +

Plague Drones: Daemonic Icon, 2x Plague Drone, Plaguebringer

++ Spearhead Detachment +1CP (Chaos - Chaos Space Marines) ++

+ No Force Org Slot +

Legion: Alpha Legion

+ HQ +

Sorcerer on Palanquin of Nurgle: Bolt pistol, Force stave, Nurglings' claws and teeth, Prescience, Warptime

+ Heavy Support +

Maulerfiend: Lasher tendrils, Mark of Nurgle

Maulerfiend: 2x Magma cutter, Mark of Nurgle

Maulerfiend: Lasher tendrils, Mark of Nurgle

+ Flyer +

Heldrake: Baleflamer, Heldrake claws, Mark of Nurgle

++ Total: [107 PL, 1997pts] ++

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Man, I like it. My only suggestions are to add in a unit of Oblits for some positional fire support (either to quickly get the tally up past 1, or to enjoy the rerolling of 1s after something else gets the tally party started); additionally, you may want to beef up the bodyguard for Epidemius (assuming he will hide out with Herald and PBs/zombies).

On a related tangent, I have been using Epidemius with a few squads of oblits (usually dropping with Abby for the rerolls), and it has been a rare game where the tally is not max'd out by turn 3. I like the sound of your mauler/drone approach, though, and am anxious to hear how it performs.

PS-do you get much mileage out of your drake?

Hmm swapping a mauler for oblits gah so close.. even tweaking other stuff I'm still 5 pts over. Only thing left to cut is wings on the DP which i don't want to do. Could downgrade the poxes to cultists I guess, they aren't doing much anyway, and are only placeholders for more plaguebearers. This obviously goes against your second comment!

Zero playtesting of the heldrake, but it looks cool so meh. First turn charges of anything foolish enough to be exposed, and daemonforge it might do some damage..



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++ Outrider Detachment +1CP (Chaos - Death Guard) ++

+ HQ +

Daemon Prince of Nurgle: Hellforged sword, Miasma of Pestilence, The Suppurating Plate, Wings

+ Troops +

Chaos Cultists: 9x Chaos Cultist w/ Autogun
. Cultist Champion: Autogun

+ Fast Attack +

Foetid Bloat-drone: 2x Plaguespitters, Plague probe

Foetid Bloat-drone: 2x Plaguespitters, Plague probe

Foetid Bloat-drone: Fleshmower, Plague probe

++ Battalion Detachment +3CP (Chaos - Daemons) ++

+ HQ +

Epidemius

Herald of Nurgle: Fleshy Abundance

+ Troops +

Nurglings: 3x Nurgling Swarms

Nurglings: 3x Nurgling Swarms

Plaguebearers: 9x Plaguebearer, Plagueridden

+ Fast Attack +

Plague Drones: Daemonic Icon, 2x Plague Drone, Plaguebringer

++ Spearhead Detachment +1CP (Chaos - Chaos Space Marines) ++

+ No Force Org Slot +

Legion: Alpha Legion

+ HQ +

Sorcerer on Palanquin of Nurgle: Bolt pistol, Force stave, Nurglings' claws and teeth, Prescience, Warptime

+ Heavy Support +

Maulerfiend: Lasher tendrils, Mark of Nurgle

Maulerfiend: Lasher tendrils, Mark of Nurgle

Obliterators: Mark of Nurgle, 3x Obliterator

+ Flyer +

Heldrake: Baleflamer, Heldrake claws, Mark of Nurgle

++ Total: [108 PL, 2000pts] ++

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(and hope the Daemon codex brings some points drops and cool stratagems)

Personally I don't know much about maulerfiends but I would use plagueburster and a hearld which can heal them and/or the bloat drones as well as boast their strength.
Just a personal favourite.

Another option is leman Russ battle tanks from the renegades and heretics

Would want to stay as Nurgle daemon as possible.

Am looking again at the blight hauler . I don't have any, but they would fit this list well, and bring ranged antitank